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Ok I will spill the beans! By most of my colleagues' measuring stick, I am part time. The profession sees us as second class. We don't have SEVERAL LISTINGS. We don't spend a lot on advertising. We actually run a lean ship. You have to be FULL TIME to be a broker. You have to be FULL TIME to...
08/04/2013
We all know that multiple offers are common in today's market place. We generally assume that when our offer is rejected that a "better" or higher priced offer came in. I am starting to believe that listing agents push the HIGHEST offer. But wait! Telling your seller to "look at the bottom line"...
04/30/2013
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Since late last year, I have noticed the Los Angeles market's sudden lurch forward. That did not mean it made my life easier. While I have had a few deals close, it seems like appraisal has become an issue. Indeed I have even seen listing agents put a disclaimer that a buyer has to make up th...
03/24/2013
First , I want to congratulate you on taking on a venture like this. You cannot believe that someone would want to charge you 5 of 6% of the price and keep it for their pocket. Ok then, I will tell you how this is going to work. First you need to price it realistically. No, I dont mean price it...
03/09/2013
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I was reflecting earlier today some important observations in real estate that seem counter productive , yet we as professionals accept them: Why does escrow believe that they do not have to work weekends? Why do most shortsale listings have fake prices or prices so low that you know the bank w...
03/09/2013
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I thought I would do a little something different for once...how people decorate in my farming area of La Mirada:
12/24/2012
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How many of you really pay attention to what lives beyond the walls of your home? Let's take La Mirada for instance. Honestly there is nothing too scary or outrageous as long you understand the rules like dont be feeding them and dont leave your Chiuaua (SP?) outside at night. We have oppossums ...
09/09/2012
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I have a buyer hat I just started working with and as is normal with many young buyers, they tend to be uneducated when homebuying. Naturally, I am the second agent they are working with because their first agent gave up or stopped helping them I guess because it will be hard to find them a goo...
05/22/2012
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I hope most of us in the western half of the US got to see a good eclipse, depending on where you were. These things happen so rarely here in the LA area the they should have made it a public holiday. Oh well wishfull thinking. Anyway I got to share the view withe some patrons at a nearby res...
05/21/2012
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Ok this is going to be one of the most unusual posts on this site but I want to talk about 2 pices of real estate that are in fact so large, I am not sure if you could do a CMA on them? (What is the going price for Hydrogen anyway?) There is a big mass of hydrogen being fused into helium about 9...
05/15/2012